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Reading at Home Can Make a Huge Difference!
Building a love of reading in your child by reading aloud at home strengthens their language, vocabulary and comprehension skills. In...

Chloe Lister
Jun 12, 20222 min read


Easy Phonics Activities to Try at Home!
At Astor International School, phonics is at the heart of how we teach children. Building strong phonics skills is the key to your child...

Chloe Lister
Apr 21, 20222 min read


Why Do We Emphasize on Importance of Phonics?
What Is Phonics? Phonics is a way of teaching children how to read and write. It's a reading and spelling tool for teaching the basic...

Chloe Lister
Feb 16, 20223 min read


Fun Activities to Develop Pre-Writing Skills
When children start school, they will use writing in all learning areas and be expected to write neatly and on a line. This can be very...

Shannon de Winnaar
Sep 17, 20213 min read


Tips to Boost Early Literacy
Reading is one of the most important skills that a child will learn at school. The ‘science of reading’ approach is an evidence-based...
Joanne Croix
Sep 9, 20215 min read


Phonics Craft Activities to Develop Fine Motor Skills
Art is a great way to develop fine motor skills. Each day at Astor, we try to do an art activity that is linked to the sounds we are...

Shannon de Winnaar
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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